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  • DC FANDOME: First Look at ‘Catwoman: Hunted’ Teases Anime-Inspired Artstyle

    DC FANDOME: First Look at ‘Catwoman: Hunted’ Teases Anime-Inspired Artstyle

    DC has built up quite the experience exploring animated ventures that expands the different takes of their characters. While they’ve heavily promoted the upcoming Injustice adaptation, they also offered a first look at the upcoming Catwoman: Hunted animated film. It’ll follow our favorite cat burglar in an unlikely adventure alongside Batwoman. The first look revealed that the animation style seems strongly inspired by Anime, as she takes on various bad guys and offers a first look at this animated film’s version of Talia Al Ghul.

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    Source: DC FanDome, YouTube

  • DC FANDOME: First ‘Blue Beetle’ Artwork Teases Reyes’ Costume and Kord Industries

    DC FANDOME: First ‘Blue Beetle’ Artwork Teases Reyes’ Costume and Kord Industries

    Some time ago, we learned that Blue Beetle will be heading to HBO Max, as we explore the story of an unlikely hero, Jaime Reyes. He’ll don the suit that has alien origins that will change his life in many new ways. The future Reyes’ Xolo Maridueña appeared alongside the film’s creative team to share a first look at the characters’ design and talks bout his comic past. While we didn’t get our first look at his live-action design, we did get some artwork. Now what stands out is that Kord Industries is quite prominent in the background, which teases the original Blue Beetle potentially having a role in the project.

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    Source: DC FanDome

  • DC FANDOME: First Tease of Michael Keaton’s Batman in ‘The Flash’ Teaser

    DC FANDOME: First Tease of Michael Keaton’s Batman in ‘The Flash’ Teaser

    We’ve been anxiously awaiting a first look at The Flash. The upcoming film will explore the multiverse and a variety of Batmen from different universes. Ezra Miller returns as Barry Allen, whose actions will change the course of DCEU history. He’ll meet Michael Keaton‘s version of the iconic Batman from Tim Burton‘s 1989 film. The new teaser offered the first glimpse at his return alongside the various universes we may explore in the film. While they didn’t give us a clear picture, even if the information has been out there for some time, it’s a great little tease.

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    Source: DC FanDome

  • DC FANDOME: First Look at Kevin Hart’s Ace the Bathound in ‘DC League of Superpets’

    DC FANDOME: First Look at Kevin Hart’s Ace the Bathound in ‘DC League of Superpets’

    In a surprising little panel during DC FanDome, we got a new teaser for DC’s League of Superpets that included our first official look at the cast. The highlight was our first clear look at this film’s version of Ace the Bathound, who’ll be voiced by Kevin Hart. He’ll join Dwayne Johnson‘s Krypto the Superdog in an unlikely adventure.

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    Source: DC FanDome, YouTube

  • DC FANDOME: Brandon Thomas to Write Animated Milestone Film

    DC FANDOME: Brandon Thomas to Write Animated Milestone Film

    It looks like we got a nice surprise from Milestone during this year’s DC FanDome, as they teased that alongside the new Static Shock film, they’ll also be tackling a new animated project. While they didn’t go into details the only thing they revealed was that Brandon Thomas will tackle the animated adaptation of one of Milestone’s popular characters.

    Source: DC FanDome

  • DC FanDome: First Look at the JSA Members from ‘Black Adam’

    DC FanDome: First Look at the JSA Members from ‘Black Adam’

    DC FanDome wasted no time bringing out the biggest star on its stage today. Dwayne Johnson kicked off the event with a first look at his long-developing passion project, Black Adam. We got some great footage of Adam’s revival in modern times, but we also got a nice tease of what to expect from the group of JSA members that will join Black Adam in the film as fans got their first looks at Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Cyclone and Atom Smasher.

    Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Quintessa Swindell and Noah Centineo will bring Doctor Fate, Hawkman, Cyclone and Atom Smasher to the screen, respectively, and will bring the JSA to the big screen for the first time.

    Black Adam is set to hit theaters July 29, 2022.

  • ‘Love and Monsters’ Michael Matthews to Direct Disney’s ‘Merlin’

    ‘Love and Monsters’ Michael Matthews to Direct Disney’s ‘Merlin’

    Disney has found their director to adapt T.A. Barron‘s novel series focused on the early days of the wizard Merlin long before he meant King Arthur. Michael Matthews of Love and Monsters fame will tackle the project after Ridley Scott had to leave the project due to his schedule. The project is currently in early development with Gil Netter set to produce and Chris Weitz having written the film’s script.

    The film will act as an origin story for the famous mentor of King Arthur, but there’s no word if they might also pay tribute to Disney’s animated film The Sword in the Stone from 1963. As it’s an adaptation of Barron‘s work, it will most likely not include any elements even if it’s an easy connection to make given the versatility of King Arthur adaptations.

    Matthews made his name in the industry with the adventure film Love and Monsters, which starred Dylan O’Brien and Jessica Henwick. It especially got a new life when it was released on Netflix internationally after a good PVOD run a few months earlier. It’ll be interesting to see what he brings to this adaptation and what Disney’s plans are with the franchise.

    Source: Deadline

  • Matt Reeves Shares New Look at ‘The Batman’s Selina Kyle Ahead of DC FanDome

    Matt Reeves Shares New Look at ‘The Batman’s Selina Kyle Ahead of DC FanDome

    The wait isn’t long until we get a new trailer for The Batman. Matt Reeves’ version of the iconic Caped Crusader will release next year with Robert Pattinson in the role. He’ll be joined by quite the cast which includes Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle. We only briefly got a glimpse at the actress in last year’s DC FanDome, but luckily to hype up the next reveal the director shared a brand new image featuring the actress in clear view. He also teases that we’ll get quite a bit more of her in the upcoming trailer.

    The upcoming film will reimagine the popular DC franchise in a more noir-themed storyline going by the first trailer. Paul Dano‘s Riddler took center stage in the first trailer and may challenge Pattinson‘s Bruce Wayne throughout the film’s runtime. Kyle’s exact role remains uncertain, but with Batman: The Long Halloween as potential inspiration, her role might connect to this universe’s version of Falcone. We see her with a cat-inspired mask stealing from an unsuspecting victim, which may also end up being the first time she confronts Batman. We can’t wait to see what Reeves and his team have in store for us with tomorrow’s trailer.

    Source: Twitter

  • ‘Eternals’ Kumail Nanjiani Shares How Chloé Zhao Pitched Kingo’s ‘Finger Gun’ Powers

    ‘Eternals’ Kumail Nanjiani Shares How Chloé Zhao Pitched Kingo’s ‘Finger Gun’ Powers

    Eternals stars Kumail Nanjiani and Salma Hayek appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday night to promote the upcoming Marvel Studios film. During the show, we got to see a new scene from Eternals where Nanjiani’s Kingo fights a Deviant. When asked about what Kingo’s powers are, Nanjiani cheekily called them “finger guns.” As we saw in the teaser, he went on to say that it wasn’t just for show and offered some insight into how director Chloé Zhao pitched her vision of his powers.

    I got to work and I said, ‘So, how do I shoot?’…Chloe was like, ‘Finger guns.’ I was like, ‘Chloe that’s so goofy.’ She’s like, ‘No! It’s gonna be finger guns…I promise it’ll look cool.’ And so I felt stupid for six months doing this [mimics finger guns] every day.

    Kumail Nanjiana

    He might have felt stupid while filming, but after watching the new clip of Kingo, Makkari, and Ikaris fighting a Deviant, he said, “It looks pretty cool!”. So, luckily it paid off doing the goofy finger guns for those six months of filming. The teaser also showcased Makkari’s speed while keeping humanity safe from this alien threat. Back in December, we got our first tease of their various abilities and it’s great to see them finally come to life. Going by the various trailers, all the Eternals base their energy from the same source, as we see all of them utilize golden energy that may be our first glimpse into cosmic energy.

    Source: EW

  • Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Talks Playing a New Morpheus in ‘The Matrix Resurrections’

    Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Talks Playing a New Morpheus in ‘The Matrix Resurrections’

    After the trailer for The Matrix Resurrections finally dropped, we got our first look at Yahya Abdul-Mateen II who had an eerie similarity to Morpheus. The way he is introduced alongside some similarities to previous entries, it seemed like he’ll play a new version of Laurence Fishburne‘s classic character. The actor didn’t waste any time and confirmed it shortly after its release on Instagram. Yet, the answer also raised quite a few new questions surrounding why they recast this character while Neo and Trinity are returning.

    Luckily, he offered a clearer picture in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that while it is Morpheus, it isn’t the one you might think it is. After praising Fishburne‘s performance, who famously pointed out that he wasn’t asked to return for the fourth entry in the franchise, Abdul-Mateen goes son to say that:

    I think what the script provided was a new narrative and some new opportunities that did make room within the Matrix universe for a new Morpheus.

    Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

    Of course, in a world like the Matrix, anything seems possible. Even the tragic recasting of the Oracle between films was given in-universe reasoning. There’s possibly a play on why Morpheus has taken on a new, younger form while still taking on the same role towards Neo. The Aquaman actor highlights that his character is very well aware of what has happened in the series’ past.

    I play a character who’s definitely aware of the history of the Matrix [and] the history of Morpheus. This character is on a journey of self-discovery. There’s a lot in our story that’s about growth, defining your own path. Morpheus isn’t exempt from that.

    Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

    It’s certainly raised some eyebrows that they took this direction, but there might be a story reason for it. Even the first trailer teased that the Matrix has changed since the last time we’ve seen it. Keanu Reeve‘s Neo shouldn’t technically be alive after the events of the third film, but we see him alongside a returning Carrie-Anne Moss. Once we witnessed it on the silver screen, who knows how we’ll see our world.

    Source: Entertainment Weekly, Instagram